World's Youngest Criminals

[OldTimeRadio]

I believe it was the late American newspaper cartoonist Al "L'il Abner" Capp who suggested that a good way of curing school rowdyism and violence would be to turn school administration over to the Mafia for several months every year.

It was also Capp who opined that if gangs of protestors breaking up political gatherings and meetings (of any stripe) is merely "an exercise in free speech" (as some argued in the late 1960s), then bank robbery is merely "a financial transaction" and gang rape merely "a social intereaction between three or more people."

And there was the comedian Emo Philips, who proposed that "the best way to cure children of night terrors and fear of the dark is to fill their days with so much horror that they pray for the nights to come."

 

[TheQuixote]

Student accused in poisoning attempt
By the Dayton Daily News

RICHMOND, Ind. | A 12-year-old boy is accused of trying to poison his teacher, authorities told WHIOTV.com.

The student is in custody on charges of delinquency by reason of attempted murder and delinquency by reason of recklessness.

The student is in detention pending a hearing next week.

Authorities said the boy already was in trouble with his teacher that day. Officials said the teacher wrote up the student after he returned late from a bathroom break.

Police said the student became angry and poured industrial cleaning fluid in the teacher's coffee. The teacher never sipped from her coffee, officials said.

source

 

[RainyOcean]

How did she know it was in there then? :?

 

[Quake42]

teach the brats to speak, spell and speak (none of this psudo caribbian speak) properly

Ironic.

 

[EnolaGaia]

A 9-year-old girl was caught on CCTV starting a fire that engulfed a Nigerian supermarket.

Ebeano Arsonist: Experts speak on fate of 9-year-old suspect

The burning of Ebeano supermarket in Abuja and the subsequent viral video involving a minor is generating a buzz on social media.

The supermarket, located in Lokogoma area of Abuja, was engulfed by fire on the 17th of July and a viral video emerged on Monday showing how the fire started.

In the video, a young girl, who is reported to be about 9years old, could be seen setting fire on some items close to some highly flammable items. The little fire resulted in the massive inferno that firefighters struggled to put out.

According to legal experts, there is room for both criminal and civil trial on the matter, however, the involvement of a minor as the principal suspect has changed the dynamic of the case. ...

FULL STORY: https://dailypost.ng/2021/07/28/ebeano-arsonist-experts-speak-on-fate-of-9-year-old-suspect/